[lir-wg] ICANN Reform

Major point: In thepast I have been a strong advocate 
of keeping all the functions of the historical IANA 
together in the new structure that eventually became ICANN. 
 From the start I, and others, have been concerned 
that names would poison this mix in all sorts of ways. 
This has happened and we seem to agree on that point.

Minor point: There are not that many RFCs that would need 
RIR considerations.

Ignored: Reference to "fiefdoms".

I do not know what the RIR position is, I only speak for myself.

My opinion is that it would be best that the IETF and RIR functions
of IANA be taken out of ICANN because I have lost all confidence
in ICANN. If this set of functions could be called "the IANA" that
would be very nice; just continue to call the names stuff "ICANN"
and most people's model of the world will not change an iota.
Once the proper parts of the name space are delegated to "IANA" 
the connection points between "IANA" and "ICANN" will be quite minimal,
almost non-existing.

Tell me why this would not work.

Daniel